This study aimed to investigate hemogram parameters and C-reactive protein (CRP) that can be used in clinical practice predict mortality hospitalized patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19.This cohort was conducted at University Hospital, which is designated hospital for COVID-19 patients. Adult who were admitted our emergency department suspected institution analysed.There 148 COVID-19. All-cause follow-up 12.8%. There statistically significant results between the two groups (survivors...

Abstract Objective: This study aimed to compare an Apple iOS mobile operating system application for audiological evaluation with conventional audiometry, and determine its accuracy reliability in the initial of hearing loss. Methods: The comprised 32 patients (16 females) diagnosed were first evaluated audiometry degree loss was recorded. Then they underwent a smartphone-based test data compared using Cohen's kappa analysis. Results: Patients' mean age 53.59 ± 18.01 years (range, 19–85...

The authors evaluated neuron-specific enolase (NSE), S100 calcium-binding protein B (S100B), and heat shock 70 (HSP 70) levels their relationships with in-hospital mortality, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores, National Institute of Health Stroke (NIHSS) scores. In total, 35 patients older than 18 years were presented to our emergency department diagnosed non-traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) 32 healthy controls included. Blood samples drawn on days 0 5. HSP significantly higher in...

To analyse the epidemiological and clinical features of children with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in north-eastern Turkey.A retrospective study demographic physical laboratory findings 21 CCHF is described. Clinical course, treatment modalities outcome were analysed.Most patients admitted June July 2008; most from Gumushane Kelkit valleys half them lived rural areas. Mean (SD) age was 10.3 (3.9) years disease more common males (71.4%). Approximately 70% had a history tick bite....

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is recognized as a medical procedure performed to maintain vital functions of person whose cardiac and respiratory have stopped. Chest compression the most essential component CPR it on lower half sternum. During CPR, many complications may occur because chest compressions, especially injuries including sternum rib fractures. Rarely tracheal injury, rupture stomach, or liver spleen injury also complications. In this study, we present two cases caused by...

Prilocaine-induced methemoglobinemia is a rarely seen condition. In this paper, case presented with developed secondary to prilocaine use in liposuction procedure, and the importance of condition emphasized. A 20-year-old female patient complaints prostration, lassitude, shivering, shortness breath, cyanosis. It was learned that underwent nearly 1000 mg infiltration 8 hours priorly during procedure. At admission, her blood pressure (130/80 mmHg), pulse rate (140 bpm), body temperature...

There are few data regarding the validity of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and basic life support (BLS) videos on YouTube in medical literature, those that do only analyzing adult CPR videos. The present study aimed to determine reliability accuracy pediatric BLS as whether they consistent with 2010 guidelines.YouTube was scanned January 2015 using key words "Pediatric Pediatric BLS" without any filters. raw collected included sources uploaded videos, record time, number viewers...

BACKGROUND:Only one diagnostic parameter is not available for acute appendicitis.For the establishment of diagnosis, combination medical history, clinical, laboratory tests, and radiological imaging modalities are used so as to decrease rates negative laparotomy morbidity secondary delay in diagnosis.Thepresent study aimed determine haematological inflammatory markers which will be discrimination appendicitis (AA) renal colic most frequent indistinguishable causes abdominal pain patients...

Objectives: The association between objective nutritional indexes and prognosis in patients with acute heart failure have not been well studied. Therefore, we aimed to compare the prognostic value of modified Glasgow score, index, controlling status geriatric risk index for prediction in-hospital mortality failure. Methods: All consecutive elderly (aged ≥65 years) who had tests C-reactive protein, total lymphocyte count, cholesterol, albumin levels at admission, hospitalized due were...

Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) like unstable angina (UA) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) can lead to the morbidity mortality.Th e diagnosis management of patients with ACS in earliest times after symptom onset are considerably important emergency service.Study aimed investigate serum levels heat shock protein  (Hsp ), high sensitivity C-reactive (hsCRP), total creatine kinase (CK) activity, MB (CK-MB), cardiac troponin I (cTnI), leukocyte count (WBCs) markers oxidative stress fi...

The aim of this study was to investigate the role serum cholinesterase (SChE) activity and S100B protein in evaluation patients with acute organophosphate (OP) poisoning. Patients OP poisoning admitted emergency department were included cross-sectional study. Twenty healthy volunteers served as controls. SChE determined on admission. divided into two groups (low severity high severity). Thirty-six diagnosed enrolled. Serum concentrations higher than control group ( p < 0.05). In...

Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death among children. Previous research has shown that most occur in and around home. Therefore, parents have a key role occurrence prevention injuries. In this study, we examined relationship home to children parental attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, attitudes, children's behavioral problems.Forty who were admitted emergency department because constitute study group. The control group also consisted 40 children, for...

OBJECTIVE: The lymphocyte-to-C-reactive protein ratio (LCRP) and Systemic Immune-Infl ammation Index (SII) can successfully predict 28-day mortality rates with community-acquired pneumonia METHODS: This prospective study was conducted in 2018.Hospitalized patients underwent follow-up evaluations 28 days after admission.RESULTS: A total of 345 CAP were enrolled this study.All-cause at the 28th day 13.6 %.There statistically signifi cant results between 2 groups (survivors nonsurvivors), terms...

The association between the nutritional status and outcomes in pulmonary embolism is unclear. This study was aimed at examining value of Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score assessing malnutrition among acute patients.We retrospectively reviewed records adult patients with hospitalized through our ED. Demographic, clinical, laboratory data on admission were recorded. assessed CONUT score, which calculated by albumin, total cholesterol, lymphocyte counts. primary endpoint in-hospital...

A 41-year-old man presented to emergency service with loss of consciousness lasting 20 minutes after a piece wood struck the right side his face.Shortly admission, he developed difficulty swallowing.On was alert and had normal vital findings.There no motor, sensorial, or cerebellar deficit.Deviation uvula left pharyngeal reflex on obvious.The vocal cord paralyzed.Other cranial nerves were intact examination.The patient's computed tomography (CT), CT-angiogram, neck magnetic resonance (MR)...

The spleen is the most vulnerable organ in blunt abdominal trauma. Spleen-preserving treatments are non-operative management with or without splenic angioembolization, partial splenectomy, and splenorrhaphy. aim of present study was to determine rate SPTs evaluate usefulness Injury Severity Score after traumatic injury.We searched our institution's database between May 2012 December 2015. Patients' clinicopathological features, surgeon's title, type treatment, admission discharge dates,...

In recent years, data mining and algorithm-based methods have been used frequently for the prediction diagnosis of various diseases. Traumas, being one significant health problems in world, are also most important causes death. This study aims to predict presence traumatic pathology lung patients admitted emergency department due blunt thorax trauma with no X-ray computed tomography (CT) history by machine learning methods. The models developed using 5-fold cross-validation method accurately...

The prevalence and significance of microalbuminuria have not been well studied in patients with different heart failure subtypes.The subtypes. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the frequency prognostic value hospitalized for acute (AHF) preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), mid-range (HFmrEF), reduced (HFrEF).All consecutive adult referred hospital due AHF between June 2016 2019 were enrolled. Microalbuminuria is defined as urinary albumin creatinine ratio (UACR) level range 30-300 mg/g....

Introductıon. First aid for airway obstruction is a life-saving maneuver that can be implemented by anyone. In this study, we determined the accuracy of Heimlich videos posted on Internet.Materials and methods. uploaded to YouTube were evaluated. We recorded whom video was uploaded, upload time, number viewers, it intended. Scores from 0 7 used evaluate suitability. Data analyzed using SPSS 20.0 Windows software. A p-value < 0.05 considered indicate significance.Results. total 640...